With the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings vying for the NFC’s top slot on Sunday Night Football, the NFL’s Week 18 schedule may reserve its best for last. The game will begin at 8:20 p.m. ET, while NBC and streaming-on-demand will provide coverage.
How to watch: FuboTV (free trial), SlingTV (cheap intro pricing), and DirecTV Stream are offering live streams of the Lions vs. Vikings game.
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings (14-2)
Sunday Night Football: Matchup for Week 18
When: 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 5
Where: Detroit, Michigan’s Ford Field.
TV networks: Peacock and NBC
Live streams: DirecTV Stream (free trial)|Peacock ($7.99/mo.)|SlingTV (cheap intro rate)|FuboTV (free trial)
Going into Week 18, the math is straightforward: the team that wins the head-to-head meeting between the Lions and Vikings will win the NFC North and have the best record in the NFC. The Lions, who defeated the Vikings in their last meeting in Week 7, would have the tiebreaker in the unlikely event of a draw. Should this game be lost, the loser would drop from a possible top seed to the fifth seed in the NFC, behind the four division champions.
Since their 11-game winning run was ended in a high-stakes game against the Buffalo Bills (48–42) in Week 15, the Lions have won consecutive games. Following that defeat, the Lions defeated the Chicago Bears (34–17) and defeated the San Francisco 49ers (40–34) last week. The rising Vikings have won nine straight games since dropping back-to-back games against the Los Angeles Rams (30-20) and Lions (31-29) in Weeks 7 and 8. In Week 17, they defeated the Green Bay Packers for the second time (27–25).
Sunday Night Football: Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings: Live Streaming Choices
NBC’s Sunday Night Football is scheduled to start off the Lions vs. Vikings game at 8:20 p.m. ET. Offers from DirecTV Stream (free trial), SlingTV (cheap intro rate), and FuboTV (free trial) are available for live streaming.
Additionally, Peacock will stream the game live.
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